California Ambulance Driver DMV Exam 2025: Practice Tests & Questions

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California Ambulance DMV Exam Questions & Answers

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Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed

from the ambulance while .....ANSWER.....Using the ambulance

for infant transportation

Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed must

be .....ANSWER.....Reported to the DMV

A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is so worn that

the tread depth in any two adjacent grooves is less than

.....ANSWER.....1/32nd of an inch

An ambulance driver is not required to use .....ANSWER.....The

defribrillator

Both left and right turn signals flashing at the same time on a

moving passenger vehicle most likely means .....ANSWER.....There

is a hazard or an accident up ahead

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The decision to use a high speed patient transportation requires

sound judgement because such an operation can

.....ANSWER.....Frighten the patient, put a stabilized patient into

shock, and/or disrupt medical treatment

A new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 (ambulance)

certificate .....ANSWER.....Within one year of initial employment

Authority for the management of the scene of an emergency is

vested in the .....ANSWER.....Public safety agency having

investigative authority

Your ambulance driver certificate may be revoked for conviction

of .....ANSWER.....Possession of stolen property, possession of

marijuana, or indecent exposure

The exemptions granted by vehicle code section 21055

.....ANSWER.....Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely

The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code 3" must

sound a siren .....ANSWER.....Only as reasonably necessary

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You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate

the vehicle safely is adversely affected by

.....ANSWER.....Fatigue, illness, a temporary disability, or a

permanent disability

A safe following distance between vehicles can usually be

obtained by .....ANSWER.....Keeping a three second time interval

behind the vehicle ahead

A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following

probation, as permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4

.....ANSWER.....Is still considered a conviction regardless of the

dismissal

An ambulance driver should transport an emergency patient to

.....ANSWER.....The most accessible emergency medical facility

equipped, staffed, and prepared to administer care

appropriate to the needs of the patient